The dispute between Alex Poatan It is Jamahal Hillvalid for the light heavyweight belt (93 kg), will be responsible for leading the centenary card of the UFC 300on April 13th, in Las Vegas (USA).
Given the importance of the event, it was expected that the person chosen to mediate the fight would be an experienced referee – ‘strong’, as they say in sporting jargon -, and that was exactly what happened.
This Tuesday (26), the Nevada Athletic Commission – the body responsible for regulating UFC 300 – appointed veteran Herb Dean to be the central referee of the dispute between Poatan and Hill.
The entity also defined the three side judges who will be in charge of scoring the ‘main event’ of the commemorative edition: Derek Cleary, Sal D’Amato and Ron McCarthy.
Who is Herb Dean?
Currently 53 years old, former fighter Herb Dean has two decades of experience as an MMA referee.
In addition to the UFC, the American also works in other major events around the world, such as the ONE Championship, in Asia, and is seen as one of the best professionals in his role, having won several awards during his career.
UFC 300 co-main event referee and judges defined
In addition to the main fight, the UFC 300 ‘co-main event’ also had the referee and side judges defined this Tuesday, by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
The clash between Chinese Zhang Weili and Yan Xiaonan, in a fight for the strawweight belt (52 kg), will be mediated by Jason Herzog and will have Mike Bell, Ben Cartlidge and Chris Lee responsible for scoring.
